cloudy

[ klou-dee ]

/ ˈklaʊ di /

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adjective, cloud·i·er, cloud·i·est.

full of or overcast by clouds: a cloudy sky.

having little or no sunshine: a cloudy but rainless day.

of or like a cloud or clouds; pertaining to clouds.

having cloudlike markings: cloudy marble.

not clear or transparent: He could not see through the cloudy liquid.

obscure; indistinct.

darkened by gloom, trouble, etc.

under suspicion, disgrace, etc.: a gambler with a cloudy reputation.

Origin of cloudy

before 900; Middle English cloudi, Old English clūdig rocky, hilly. See cloud, -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR cloudy

1, 2 murky, lowering, shadowy, gloomy, depressing.

5 murky, turbid, muddy, opaque, shadowy.

6 dim, blurred, shadowy, unclear, befogged, muddled, confused.

7 gloomy, lowering.

8 shadowy.

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OTHER WORDS FROM cloudy

cloud·i·ly, adverb cloud·i·ness, noun un·cloud·y, adjective

Words nearby cloudy

cloudlet, clouds, clouds, the, cloudscape, cloudware, cloudy, cloudy swelling, clouet, clough, clout, clove

Example sentences from the Web for cloudy

Imagine driving through the Scottish countryside, rolling through a vast landscape of green hills and cloudy skies.

Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey | |December 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“We can blame Carrie Bradshaw for this,” says Shaunaq Arora, half-joking; his sigh tinged with the cloudy breath of his Gauloises.

How Brooklyn Invaded Paris—Next Stop, the World |Brandon Presser |October 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Mostly cloudy Monday through Wednesday, cloudy Thursday, overcast Friday, and considerable cloudiness over the weekend.

It’s Always Sunny In England |The Daily Beast |September 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It was one of those rare winter days when it was cloudy in Palm Springs.

Frank Sinatra and the Birth of the Jet Set |William Stadiem |August 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

It was sunny, it was cloudy, it was raining, it was completely covered in snow, and then by the end of the day it was gone.

‘Sharknado 2’ in Winter: Has the Franchise Jumped the Shark? |Jason Lynch |July 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Yes, there's another way out of Cloudy,—and I'm going to take it.

The Girl of the Golden West |David Belasco
In a cloudy way he loathed the groom, and was foggily wondering why.

The President |Alfred Henry Lewis
Dodo dropped the soap which she had just rescued from the bottom of the cloudy water, and looked up with bright eyes.

Dodo's Daughter |E. F. Benson
The night very hot and cloudy, with the wind from the west, but without rain.

Explorations in Australia, The Journals of John McDouall Stuart |John McDouall Stuart
It is a meteoric flower; so-called, because it keeps itself shut during wet or cloudy weather.

Everyday Objects |W. H. Davenport Adams

British Dictionary definitions for cloudy

cloudy

/ (ˈklaʊdɪ) /

adjective cloudier or cloudiest

covered with cloud or clouds

of or like a cloud or clouds

streaked or mottled like a cloud

opaque or muddy

obscure or unclear

troubled by gloom or depression his face had a cloudy expression

Derived forms of cloudy

cloudily, adverb cloudiness, noun

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cloudy

adjective, cloud·i·er, cloud·i·est.

Origin of cloudy

SYNONYMS FOR cloudy

OTHER WORDS FROM cloudy

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Example sentences from the Web for cloudy

British Dictionary definitions for cloudy

adjective cloudier or cloudiest

Derived forms of cloudy

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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cloudy

adjective, cloud·i·er, cloud·i·est.

Origin of cloudy

SYNONYMS FOR cloudy

OTHER WORDS FROM cloudy

Words nearby cloudy

Words related to cloudy

Example sentences from the Web for cloudy

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adjective cloudier or cloudiest

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